BRO ARMOR U1 SPORT — SPECIFICATION Generated 2026-09-22 from broarmor.com STATUS: engineering development. Every figure below is a design target, not a measured or certified result. PUBLIC PRICE From US$9,995 VEHICLE ENVELOPE Length 4200–5100 mm Width (excl. mirrors) 1750–2100 mm Height 1050–1500 mm Clearance to vehicle 150–250 mm, all surfaces SYSTEM Weight (target) 70–95 kg Deployment (target) 35–60 s Prototype allowance 90 s Side cassette 1800–2200 x 110–140 x 120–170 mm Rear cassette 1500–1900 mm wide Arches 4 primary + 2 secondary, telescoping Shell hard-coated UV-stabilised polycarbonate, 100–180 mm nested segments Thickness (indicative) 3–4.5 mm roof / 4.5–6 mm lower sides Battery 48 V LiFePO4, 0.8–1.5 kWh target Environmental target -40 C to +60 C SUBSYSTEMS 01 Protective panels Narrow nested segments of hard-coated, UV-stabilised polycarbonate with overlapping shingled edges. Individually replaceable. 02 Telescoping arches Four primary and two secondary arches. Carbon-composite outer sections over aluminium internal wear surfaces. 03 Side cassettes (L/R) Drive motors, panel storage, climate plenum, power, PV top face and the lateral translation mechanism. 04 Rear cassette Rear panel storage, thermal management, PV top face and the rear receiver rail. 05 Perimeter rail Lower seal, gutter and drain path, plus the locking receivers. 06 Climate system Filtered intake, variable-speed blowers, high exhaust, temperature and humidity sensing. 07 Sensor suite 60 GHz mmWave perimeter nodes, cameras, accelerometers, tamper loop, lock position sensing. 08 Battery and control Dedicated 48 V LiFePO₄ pack, MPPT, motor controllers, the ECU, connectivity and manual override. DEPLOYMENT SEQUENCE 01 RETRACTED (0 s) Three slim modules along the sills and rear deck, 110 mm tall. From across a forecourt they read as bodywork. The car drives, parks and behaves exactly as it always has. 02 EXTEND (≈ 6 s) Park is confirmed, the ground is scanned, and the side modules glide outward 150–250 mm — clear of the mirrors, clear of the widest point of the body. Nothing has risen yet. 03 RISE (≈ 22 s) Six carbon arches telescope upward in sequence and lock into a single spine above the roof. They stand on the modules, not on the car. Nothing has touched it, and nothing will. 04 ENCLOSE (≈ 42 s) Narrow optical-grade segments travel out along the arches, overlapping as they go, closing the sides and the roof into one continuous clear surface. 05 SECURED (≈ 52 s) The lower edges drop into the seal, the locks engage, the air begins to move and the perimeter arms. Your phone says one word: secured. WIND AND ANCHORING The vehicle is the anchor. No pegs, guy lines or ballast. Deployed side area 11.0 m2 Deploy inhibit 65 km/h Automatic retraction 90 km/h Load path shell > arch > cassette > fit-kit bracket > vehicle At 90 km/h 409 kgf side load; 2.7x tip margin; 1.7x slide margin (wet) ~0.67 kN shear per bracket across six brackets For contrast a freestanding shell would need ~584 kg of ballast Calculated for a 1,500 kg vehicle. Engineering figures, NOT a certified rating. ENERGY BUDGET (parked and deployed) Climate blowers 192 Wh Perimeter radar 29 Wh Control and locks 34 Wh Connectivity 5 Wh Cameras 4 Wh Deploy and retract, twice 18 Wh TOTAL 283 Wh per day Autonomy, no charge 3.4 days PV 1.24 m2 deployed / 0.68 m2 retracted (cassette tops, arch crowns) Clear day ~927 Wh generated - energy-positive against a 283 Wh load Retraction reserve of 60 Wh is partitioned in firmware beneath all of it SAFETY INTERLOCKS - Will not deploy unless the vehicle is stationary and in Park. - The vehicle cannot be driven with the enclosure deployed. - The ground is scanned before anything moves, and watched while it does. - Motor current sensing catches an obstruction the optical sensors miss. - On any anomaly: immediate stop, then 50–100 mm of reverse travel. - Pinch-force limiting on every closing edge. - Manual release and manual retraction, with no power at all. - Wind-speed and incline inhibits. - A ring-fenced charge that guarantees one full retraction. CLAIMS MADE - Deployable protective enclosure - Impact-resistant transparent shell - Weather and UV protection - Vandal deterrence - Climate-managed enclosure - Active security perimeter CLAIMS WITHHELD UNTIL TESTED - Bulletproof / ballistic No ballistic construction is in this product, and no ballistic test has been performed. - Guaranteed hail rating Requires instrumented impact testing against a published ice-ball standard. - Certified wind rating The inhibit thresholds below are calculated, not certified. Certification needs CFD plus physical testing. - Theft-proof No enclosure is. BRO ARMOR raises the cost of the attempt and records it. - Hurricane-proof Not a claim any deployable structure of this mass should make. No BOM, unit cost, margin or supplier pricing appears in this document.